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Just past 8:30 a.m. CT, July corn was down 3¼¢ at $4.86¾ per bushel.
July soybeans were up 4¼¢ at $10.45¾ per bushel.
July wheat contracts were lower. CBOT wheat was down 5¾¢ at $5.46½ per bushel. KC wheat was down 3¼¢ at $5.60½. Minneapolis wheat was down 3¢ at $6.11.
Yesterday, USDA released the weekly Crop Progress report. Corn and soybean planting progress in the leading corn- and soybean-growing states was pegged ahead of the five-year average for both crops.
June live cattle were up $1.43 at $205.18 per hundredweight (cwt) just past 8:30 a.m. CT. August feeder cattle were up $1.93 at $291.08 per cwt. June lean hogs were up 60¢ at $98.65 per cwt.
June crude oil was up 76¢ at $63.17 per barrel.
The U.S. Dollar Index June contract was up to 98.39.
June S&P 500 futures were up 59 points. June Dow futures were up 420 points.
Published: 9:28 a.m. CT
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